Help with APPL_PHYSICAL_PATH server variable? 1

[dflanagan]

HI,
I am trying to use the server variable APPL_PHYSICAL_PATH to tell my code what directory path the user is executing the current page from. The problem is, it keeps returning:

c:\inetpub\

http://wwwroot

But it should be returning one more folder deep. ie:

c:\inetpub\

http://wwwroot\mysite

for this example, I am saying that the asp page is located in "c:\inetpub\

http://wwwroot\mysite"

Why is this server variable returning the wrong path?

Thanks!

 

[baddos]

Try This.
<%=Server.MapPath(Request.ServerVariables(&quot;SCRIPT_NAME&quot)%>

 

[dflanagan]

Thanks!

I just figured something very similar out using server.mapPath. I wonder what is wrong with the other command... Anyway, thanks for the help! You are the best!

 

[baddos]

That will tell your where the application is, not the current page.

-Bad Dos

 

[dflanagan]

right... in my example above, let say I had an asp page with that variable located in:
c:\inetpub\

http://wwwroot\mysite\thispage.asp

Shouldn't that variable return:
c:\inetpub\

http://wwwroot\mysite???

mine only returns:
c:\inetpub\

http://wwwroot

Yet, the example I got for the server variables from this page:

http://www.webenalysis.com/servervariables.asp

Shows that variable returning a more direct path. Maybe there is a setting in the IIS admin that needs to be set as the root of this &quot;application&quot;. Doesn't really matter, I can get what I need with the other example. I just like to understand why.

 

[baddos]

No... The asp application path is the root of your website or virtual folder. It was returning the correct response.

 

[dflanagan]

Ahh! I understand. That is what I was not clear on. WHAT it was actually looking at. Thanks again for the help!